#8D21CA#8D21CA

#8D21CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.237 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D21CA
RGB	rgb(141, 33, 202)
HSL	hsl(278, 72%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 84%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 83.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.61, 68.18, -65.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.61, 94.30, 316.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.1481 -0.1853)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.237 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1868, 11.0151, 56.8230)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D21CA #5ECA21

analogous

#3821CA #8D21CA #CA21B2

triadic

#8D21CA #CA8D21 #21CA8D

tetradic

#8D21CA #CA3821 #5ECA21 #21B2CA

square

#8D21CA #CA3821 #5ECA21 #21B2CA

split-complementary

#8D21CA #B2CA21 #21CA38

monochromatic

#441061 #681895 #8D21CA #A947E1 #C27CEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8D21CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8D21CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D21CA

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D21CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D21CA	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d21ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 33, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.237 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46cdb',
    500: '#8d21ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d21ca;
$custom-light: #b46cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d21ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.343,
    "s": 71.915,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51067,
    "c": 0.23719,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D21CA

secondary

#97D275

accent

#EF397B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D21CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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